(Photo: Getty/iStock)The assisted suicide bill has run into major hurdles in the House of Lords and opponents continue to hope that it will not enter into British law. Last Friday the bill reached the Lords, which is under no constitutional obligation to pass the controversial legislation. Legalising assisted suicide was not part of Labour’s manifesto and the Labour government itself is divided on the issue. It is an assisted suicide bill," she said. “Not only is the bill wrong in principle, it is also poorly drafted and this was commented on by many.